Evaluation fundamentals : insights into program effectiveness, quality, and value / Arlene Fink

By:

Fink, Arlene [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, Incorporation, c2015Edition: Third editionDescription: xvi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9781452282008

Subject(s):

MEDICAL CARE -- EVALUATION

LOC classification:

RA 399.A1 .F56 2015

Contents:

1.Program evaluation: a prelude -- 2.Evaluation questions and evidence of merit -- 3.Designing program evaluations -- 4.Sampling -- 5.Collecting information: the right data sources -- 6.Evaluation measures -- 7.Managing evaluation data -- 8.Analyzing evaluation data -- 9.Evaluation reports.

Summary: The third edition of Arlene Fink’s “Evaluation Fundamentals” teaches the basic concepts and vocabulary necessary to do program evaluations and review the quality of evaluation research to make informed decisions about methods and outcomes to meet scientific and community needs. Dr. Fink thoroughly examines such issues as how to justify evaluation questions and set standards of effectiveness, design studies, identify best practices, and conduct ethical research. The book contains numerous examples of evaluation methods, as well as evaluation reports. It also includes practice exercises and suggested readings in print and online. Individuals can use the new edition successfully on their own or in small or large groups.

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Includes index.

The third edition of Arlene Fink’s “Evaluation Fundamentals” teaches the basic concepts and vocabulary necessary to do program evaluations and review the quality of evaluation research to make informed decisions about methods and outcomes to meet scientific and community needs. Dr. Fink thoroughly examines such issues as how to justify evaluation questions and set standards of effectiveness, design studies, identify best practices, and conduct ethical research. The book contains numerous examples of evaluation methods, as well as evaluation reports. It also includes practice exercises and suggested readings in print and online. Individuals can use the new edition successfully on their own or in small or large groups.

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